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After two decades of research, ITS is getting into its strideColin Sowman gets the global view on how ITS has shaped the way we travel today and what will shape the way we travel tomorrow. Over the past two decades the scope and spread of intelligent transport systems has grown and diversified to encompass all modes of travel while at the same time integrating and consolidating. Two decades ago the idea of detecting cyclists or pedestrians may have been...

Temporary CCTV poses more challenges than permanent installationsLong-term roadworks pose particular problems for temporary surveillance installations. Converting the hard shoulder to a running lane, either full- or part-time, is the UK Highways Agency's solution to ease motorway congestion. This is leading to a number of long-term projects where large stretches of the hard shoulder are closed off by temporary concrete barriers and during these roadwork...

Safelane automates work zone perimeter guardingThe safety of workers during road closures and working alongside, or above, live lanes is becoming an automated process. Ten workers suffered major injuries while working on or near motorways and major A roads in England in 2013, and between 2009 and 2013 eight had been killed. It was against that background that the first commercial application Safelane, the automated traffic management...

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Arbor improves security surveillanceDesigned as an in-vehicle PC for transportation applications and surveillance, the Arbor ARTS-4770 can be used in buses, trucks and other vehicles to monitor in-vehicle...